Dr Sven Jonuscheit

Lecturer, Vision Sciences

E: sven.jonuscheit@gcu.ac.uk

Qualifications:

• PhD in Vision Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University
• MSc Clinical Optometry, Pennsylvania College of Optometry
• FAAO Fellowship Examination, American Academy of Optometry
• AOM, SFOF School of Optometry, Berlin, Germany

Professional Registration:

• UK (General Optical Council)
• Germany

Research Interests:

• Corneal structure in health and disease
• Corneal transplantation
• Biofilm formation on contact lenses

Affiliations:

• Member of the Diabetes Research Group, Institute for Applied Health Research, GCU
• Postdoctoral Researcher at the Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow
• Visiting Researcher at the Instituto Universitario de Oftalmobiología Aplicada (IOBA), University of Valladolid, Spain

Teaching Interests:

• Lecturer in Vision Sciences
• Programme Leader MSc “Clinical Ophthalmology & Vision Research”
• Co-ordinator PG course “Ocular Therapeutics”
• Clinical Supervisor in Vision Sciences at GCU

Recent Publications:

• Jonuscheit S, Doughty MJ, Ramaesh K . Assessment of a variable frame (polygonal) method to estimate corneal endothelial cell counts after corneal transplantation. Eye (Lond). 2012;26:803-9.
• Doughty MJ, Jonuscheit S, Button NF. Assessment of the reliability of endothelial cell-density estimates in the presence of pseudoguttata. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2012;250:111-21.
• Jonuscheit S, Doughty MJ, Ramaesh K. In-vivo confocal microscopy of corneal grafts: comparison of three endothelial morphometry methods. Eye (Lond) 2011;25:1130-7.
• Doughty MJ, Jonuscheit S, Button NF. Central corneal thickness and intra-ocular pressure in human corneas with endothelial guttata: An observational quality control study. Clin Exp Optom 2011;94:425- 32.
• Doughty MJ, Jonuscheit S. The Orbscan acoustic (correction) factor for central corneal thickness measures of normal human corneas. Eye Contact Lens 2010;36:106-115.
• Jonuscheit S, Doughty MJ. Discrepancy between central and mid-peripheral corneal thickness measures obtained with scanning slit pachymetry and non-contact specular microscopy. J Cataract Refract Surg 2009;35:2127-35.
• Jonuscheit S, Doughty MJ. Evidence for a relative thinning of the peripheral cornea with age in white European subjects. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2009;50:4121-4128.
• Jonuscheit S, Doughty MJ. Repeatability of central corneal thickness measures by Orbscan pachymetry for right and left eyes. Eye Contact Lens 2009;35:20-25.

Collaborations:

Internal Collaboration

• Prof MJ Doughty
• Dr S Lang

External Collaboration

• Dr K Ramaesh
• Dr S Mantry
• Dr R Martin

Postgraduate Students

• Ms Victoria Cruikshank

Higher Education Academy UK (Associate)